We Are Home!

Sorry about the delayed update but jet lag has really hit us hard. We started our departure from China with a short 30 minute flight from Guangzhou to Hong Kong (Kristy's first plane ride). Than the 8 hour layover in Hong Kong which seemed minor in comparison to the 14 hour flight from Hong Kong to Chicago. United had overbooked the flight and were looking for 36 people to delay their trip until the next day. They were offering $400 or $300 and a hotel room but we didn't think it was worth it. Kristy slept most of the trip. There was a group of about 30 elementary school children from Guangdong that sat near us. They were on an educational tour of the US and Canada. They were extremely quiet throughout the entire flight. When we landed in Chicago and went through customs and immigration (going through a rude and obnoxious immigration officer) Kristy became a U.S. citizen. We spent the night in Chicago before flying to Columbia the next afternoon. Kristy had a tough time on this flight. We are not sure if it was jet lag or her ears were hurting. We arrived back in Columbia around 4:45 pm on Saturday to a group of family and friends. The pictures are from the various airports we were in on the way back home. This will be the last post on this blog. I will make further updates on our family of 5 from our main blog http://cmaronfamily.blogspot.com/